Nov 19–20, 2016 · Cumming, GA · 📍 235 Castleberry RD
270 SMOKERS won Grand Champion at the Que'n in Cumming (Day 2) on November 19, 2016 in Cumming, GA at 235 Castleberry RD, scoring 698.2284 in a field of 37 teams. PORKY BUTTS BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 696.5028. Category winners: Chicken — POT'S BBQ (180.0000); Pork Ribs — OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE (180.0000); Pork — ROAST BEAST BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ (178.8572). This is the 2nd of 4 editions of this contest on record; the 2016 edition was won by CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ; the next was held in 2017.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
What it has taken to win here, 2016 to 2017 — this edition picked out.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
The ratings favoured the top seed the other 69 times in 100
270 SMOKERS came in rated below the field's top team, PORKY BUTTS BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 31-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
270 SMOKERS won the Grand Championship without winning a single meat — 3 calls from 4 boards, best of them 2nd. Consistency beat fireworks.
Stronger than 97% of every rated contest
The field averaged a 1658 power rating going in — stronger than 97% of every contest tracked.
Chicken places 2–3: PORKY BUTTS BBQ and BUB-BA-Q tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 4–5: ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN and 270 SMOKERS tied on 177.1428 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Chicken places 7–8: K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ and VICTORY LANE BBQ tied on 175.4056 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE turned in 180.0000 in pork ribs — past the 178.8572 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ (won 2016).
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2016 | Cumming, GA | Cumming Fairgrounds | 47 | 701.6916 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | BUB-BA-Q |
| Nov 19, 2016 ← this one | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry RD | 37 | 698.2284 | 270 SMOKERS | PORKY BUTTS BBQ |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry RD | 62 | 702.2400 | CLARK CREW BBQ | WOLF'S REVENGE BBQ |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Cumming, GA | 235 Castleberry RD | 58 | 707.3712 | SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ | MIDNIGHT BURN |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 180 | 177.1428 | 174.2628 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 174.2744 | 170.8572 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 173.7028 | 171.4056 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 176.5600 | 173.1084 |
37 entries · top 698.2284 · median 678.1712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 5 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 6 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 7 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 9 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 10 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 11 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 12 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BUTTHEADS | |
| 14 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 15 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 16 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 17 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 18 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 19 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 20 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 21 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 22 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 23 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 24 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 25 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 26 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 27 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 28 | FYC BBQ | |
| 29 | PEACHES, BOURBON, BBQ | |
| 30 | MEAT MILITIA | |
| 31 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 32 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 33 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 34 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 35 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 36 | Willingham's | |
| 37 | PORKAHOLICS BARBEBCUE |
37 entries · top 180 · median 171.9656 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 4 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 5 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 6 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 7 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 8 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 9 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 10 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 11 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 12 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 13 | SMOKIN BUTTHEADS | |
| 14 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 15 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 16 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 17 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 18 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 19 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 20 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 21 | MEAT MILITIA | |
| 22 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 23 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 24 | FYC BBQ | |
| 25 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 26 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 27 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 28 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 29 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 30 | Willingham's | |
| 31 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 32 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 33 | PEACHES, BOURBON, BBQ | |
| 34 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 35 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 36 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 37 | PORKAHOLICS BARBEBCUE |
37 entries · top 180 · median 169.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 2 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 3 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 4 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 5 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 6 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 7 | SMOKIN BUTTHEADS | |
| 8 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 9 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 10 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 11 | FYC BBQ | |
| 12 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 13 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 14 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 15 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 16 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 17 | PEACHES, BOURBON, BBQ | |
| 18 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 19 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 20 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 21 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 22 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 23 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 24 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 25 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 26 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 27 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 28 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 29 | MEAT MILITIA | |
| 30 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 31 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 32 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 33 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 34 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 35 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 36 | Willingham's | |
| 37 | PORKAHOLICS BARBEBCUE |
37 entries · top 175.4172 · median 169.6684
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 2 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 3 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 4 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 5 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 6 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 7 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 8 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 9 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 10 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 11 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 12 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 13 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 14 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 15 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 17 | SMOKIN BUTTHEADS | |
| 18 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 19 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 20 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 21 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 22 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 23 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 24 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 25 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 26 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 27 | MEAT MILITIA | |
| 28 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 29 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 30 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE | |
| 31 | FYC BBQ | |
| 32 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 33 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 34 | PORKAHOLICS BARBEBCUE | |
| 35 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 36 | Willingham's | |
| 37 | PEACHES, BOURBON, BBQ |
37 entries · top 178.8572 · median 168.5484
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | K-TOWN DADDY'S BBQ | |
| 2 | ROAST BEAST BBQ | |
| 3 | SOUTH PORK | |
| 4 | SWINE DINING GA | |
| 5 | OLD PLANTATION BBQ | |
| 6 | SMOKE THIS | |
| 7 | 270 SMOKERS | |
| 8 | BUB-BA-Q | |
| 9 | SAUCED! BBQ TEAM | |
| 10 | PEACHES, BOURBON, BBQ | |
| 11 | DIRT ROAD BBQ | |
| 12 | ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN | |
| 13 | KILLER B'S BBQ | |
| 14 | RUNWAY SMOKE | |
| 15 | PORKY BUTTS BBQ | |
| 16 | POT'S BBQ | |
| 17 | VICTORY LANE BBQ | |
| 18 | SMOKIN BUTTHEADS | |
| 19 | NICE RACK BBQ | |
| 20 | OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE | |
| 21 | BULL CREEK BBQ | |
| 22 | UNCLE BUD'S BBQ | |
| 23 | FYC BBQ | |
| 24 | CONTAGIOUS Q | |
| 25 | CLAUDE'S Q | |
| 26 | CHECKERED FLAG 500 BBQ | |
| 27 | BALD HAWG BBQ | |
| 28 | MEAT MILITIA | |
| 29 | HICKORY PRIME | |
| 30 | SERIAL GRILLER | |
| 31 | THE SMOKEHOUSE MAFIA | |
| 32 | PORKAHOLICS BARBEBCUE | |
| 33 | ATLANTA BBQ CLUB | |
| 34 | Willingham's | |
| 35 | STOKED & SMOKED BARBECUE TEAM GA | |
| 36 | WATER HAWGS BBQ | |
| 37 | HAMBONES BY THE FIRE |